Belt



Au'g. 26, v1930.

l.. BERMEJO ET A1.

BELT

Filed Jan'. 15, 1928 `Patented i i i i `r UNITED-STATES.PATENT oF-Fica, j v romanzo BERMEaoaNn 'Jnssf GONZALEZ,vonl Mannownriooic.'wiservinculan! l y l" 1:31am'Vl l' application mea Jaauary *13,71928, l serial No. 246,557.

This invention relates to kan improved belt, Adjacent the buckles is a small `strap 10, which is especially, although not necessarily,. separably fastenedf'at one endas at 11, and designed for use by miners and workmentliis strapis adapted to hold inplace anelecsubject to laborious work. i Y tricjbattery 12. whichLis employedin gas- 6 Briefly, the improved product comprisesfladen mines; The use of` the V`'strap -l`0is9of 55 two compleinental belts; amain belt, which is course optional. v l i comparatively wide, to operate as a brace; V lt is yet to be mentioned that arp'air of and a. relatively movable and narrow belt, guide loops of conventional design are pro- V which constitutes the-means for attaching vided adjacent ythe buckles thesebeing desig- 10 Vthe complete article vto the trousers loops. Dated by the reference characterlyand serv-y ce The object is to provide a new'typey of ingin'an' obvious manner, `to maintain in belt, which can be conveniently worn as; a place the extensions 5 when the belt is buck-lr protective means against rupture, painful ledin place; 'v backs, and one which possesses additional `At' longitudinally spaced points thefbelte features of adorninent; comfort, yand eiiiciis provided withtransversely extendingslits 65 ency. 14 through which the centrally located rela'- The details and their relativeas'sociation tively 'Small belt l5 iS laced- Tlle Small belt and arrangement of parts will become more lsreducedyat one lend toprovidejan apertured Y readily apparent fromvv the following de eXte-1-1S1Qn 16,Vv and reduced at its oppositeend scription and drawings. and reinforce'dyand provided with 'an -ad ,70 l In the drawings y ditionally centrally'jlocated buckle 17.1 The Figure l is an elvational view of ya comlm Clle cooperates" with aforesaid buckles plete belt constructed in accordance with thev 8 111 fastening tliegcomplete belt in iplace. present invention.' j ObVlQllSlY; thelsmu belt is Sldable and 25 Fig. .2 is an edgey view of the saine.V SQPULPQS@ 1S `t0 maln'in y1511 Completbel 75 Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken von an 1111A PQSllJlODOTh@ FCU'SGYS T this end, i enlarged scale taken approximately upon @ha lOQPGClPOItlOHS of thev` small belton the `he plane of the 1in@ 3 3 of Fig 1 1fns1de passthroughthe usual trousers'loops. Referring now to the drawings by'nume'r- Y As 1s obvious Vfrom the foregoing descrip;-

'305 als, it will be observed that the mainbelt is tion and drawings, the small beltliiis altersa designated generallyby the reference char- 1.1313615? lCed illlIOugh the' slits Of-Vthel largel acter 4. This is preferably constructedof belt 4 andtllrough the trousers l'oops'inan Y leather and is vshaped as shown, thati's, hav-pendent' manner, so that it functions to hold ling Va relativelywide intermediate portionV the completebeltpositioned on the trousers.

gradually taperingtoward opposite'ends of vThen the apertured end portions of both the 85 the belt toprovide relatively narrowstraight belts are brought around and, overlap inthe edge end portions. At one end,`the Ybelt usual way'and connected to the buckles 8 and i provided with apertured extensions 5; At! 17. l. l Y A Y' the opposite end is what may be designated Thus weV provide complemental belts-laced 0 as a tongue 6. Fastened to the tongue-end ktogether and relativelyv adjustablefand ca- 994" of the belt through the medium of reinforced pable of being fastened upon the trouserslin tabs 7 we find'a pair of ordinary buckles 8; a comfortable manner. Y v l these being spacedl inwardly from, the `eX- It is believed that a belt of this class is chartreniity of the tongue 6. acterized by adornment, durability,` compact- Fastened upon the exterior or'fa'ce of the ness and convenience.k It supports the trousbelt 4, we find a multiplicity ofbrass rivets ers well,-keeps-'the waist warm, andl protectsk or the equivalent Q,thesebeingemployed for' the wearer against unusual strain brought to adornrnenuand being located in a systematic' bear upon, the: abdomen,"v kidneys and back; or uniform manner to lenhance the appear- It. is protection against sharpblows from O y ance. toolsor instruments, iseconomical, and there'- V fore valuable for use by miners and workmen subject to laborious tasks.

It is believed that the description taken in connection with the drawings will enable personsskilled inthe art to which the invention relates, to obtain a clear understanding of the same. There-fore, a more lengthy description is regarded unnecessary.

Minor changes coming within the fieldv of inventionV claimed may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described our invention, what A o we claim as new is v An apparel supporter comprising a coniparatively widemain belt having the relatively wide intermediate portion tapering longitudinally toward opposite ends of the belt, the tapered portions of the belt terminatinwardly from the ends of the belt to proin vide relatively narrow straight edged end portions, said belt being provided at one end witlispaced apertured extensions, and at its opposite end with a tongue adapted to be overlapped by K said extensions, a pair of buckles carried by said tongue and disposed inwardly. from the extremity Vof said tongue for cooperation with said extensions, said main bolt provided with longitudinally spaced transversely disposed slitsvintermediate therextensions and buckles, and a relatively narrow garment supporting belt adapted to be alternately laced through the loops of trousers andthe slits of said main belt, said garment` supporting belt being provided with a buckle at one end thereof, adapted to be norinall located between theiirst mentioned pair'ofliiuckles, andthe opposite end of said garment supporting belt being reduced and adapted for location between the aforesaid spaced extensions, and the reduced end being provided'with apertures for cooperation with the last mentioned buckle, said reduced end being adapted to overlap the ytongue of said l main belt,

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Iii-testimony whereof we afiix our signa-L LoRENzo BERMEJO.

JESS GONZALEZ.,

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